Results
The Poverty Reduction Fund has directly benefited over 10,000 families in Lao PDR.
The Poverty Reduction Fund has directly benefited over 10,000 families in Lao PDR.
Join us on a virtual journey to Huaichai village to learn how water, sanitation, and hygiene play a role reducing malnutrition.
The World Bank is supporting recovery and resilience from the 2018 flood season, based on a recent Post-Disaster Needs Assessment.
Lao PDR to strengthen resilience to natural disasters through a project to help protect thousands against the impact of flooding.
Country Director for Myanmar, Cambodia and Lao PDR
Country Manager of the Lao PDR Country Office
Country Economist for Lao PDR
Meet the women driving a more equal East Asia and Pacific, including Viengsam Indavong of Lao PDR.
An improved PFM system can benefit all Lao citizens and provide them with more information on how the national budget is used.
The Second Lao Environment and Social Project (LENS2) is improving protected area management and wildilfe law enforcement.
An initiative is introducing 50,000 clean cookstoves to replace charcoal and wood-burning stove in three provinces.
In the last decade, Lao PDR has achieved strong growth. The challenge now is to end extreme poverty.
An additional 96,000 young people will be looking for jobs each year. This report recommends steps on how to create more and better jobs.
Lao PDR has made great strides in reducing poverty from 33.5% in 2003 to 23.2% in 2013.
